Battlefield Geometry: Guns, Grids and a ‘Revolution in Military Affairs’

A graphic depiction of battlefield geometry for the artillery; a French canevas d’ensemble, showing trigonometrical points and directions repères (bearings marked on terrain features and used by the artillery for picking up an accurate line-of-fire). Battlefield geometry in numerical form. List of coordinates of trigonometrical points issued for the use of the artillery. This list […]

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